Fuel distributors summoned to discuss island prices
Fuel distributors to the islands are to come together at the invitation of Under Secretary of State at the Scotland Office David Mundell MP to discuss why the price of fuel is so high at pumps on the...
View Article3G pitch price review on the cards
Charges for all-weather 3G sports pitches throughout Argyll are being reconsidered by Argyll and Bute Council after inconsistencies between towns have been revealed. Oban’s two amateur football clubs...
View ArticleCalMac launches half price bus trips for local schools
A 50 per cent discount for school minibuses on board CalMac vessels was introduced across the Clyde and Hebrides network The post CalMac launches half price bus trips for local schools appeared first...
View ArticleStruggling Connel mum’s energy bill triples to £1k after ‘cheaper’ heating...
'There is an issue with the meter and therefore the tariff' The post Struggling Connel mum’s energy bill triples to £1k after ‘cheaper’ heating installed appeared first on The Oban Times.
View ArticleFuel poverty set to break the 50 per cent barrier in Hebrides
Modelling by fuel poverty campaigners Energy Action Scotland show 57 per cent of people in the Western Isles will be spending over 10 per cent of their income on energy - after housing costs have been...
View ArticlePrice of heating oil triples
Thousands of Scots who use oil to heat their homes are facing astronomical bills due to a significant hike in the price of Kerosene The post Price of heating oil triples appeared first on The Oban Times.
View ArticleTwo ferries, same shipyard – but CMAL’s is ‘twice the price’
Islanders are investigating why ferries are 'much better' in Norway than in Scotland - and cost half as much The post Two ferries, same shipyard – but CMAL’s is ‘twice the price’ appeared first on The...
View ArticleFreeze ‘skyrocketing’ price of heating oil, Argyll MP tells PM
Vulnerable people living off-grid in Argyll face a ‘potential death sentence’ this winter, unless the UK government freezes the soaring cost of heating oil, the region’s MP has said. Argyll & Bute...
View ArticleHebridean house prices soar the highest
House prices on the West Coast soared by a quarter over the last year, an islands MSP told the Scottish Parliament, as he appealed to the housing minister to help staunch depopulation in the Hebrides...
View ArticleFerry fare freeze
Ferry ticket prices on the Clyde, Hebrides and Northern network will be frozen for six months The post Ferry fare freeze appeared first on The Oban Times.
View ArticleHousing crisis stymies ‘northern powerhouse’
Isle of Mull in UK's top three most expensive postcodes to buy a property in 2023, says survey The post Housing crisis stymies ‘northern powerhouse’ appeared first on The Oban Times.
View ArticleBooze prices set to rise in bid to save lives
A trade union is urging Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf to listen to drinks industry workers after "a series of shambolic reforms and policy U-turns" The post Booze prices set to rise in bid to...
View ArticleWest coast records highest number of alcohol deaths
The number of deaths from alcohol rose in Scotland in 2022 by two per cent, with the most recorded in West Coast NHS health board areas, the National Records of Scotland (NRS) said The post West coast...
View ArticleConsultation on booze price hike in bid to save lives
Alcohol deaths a ‘public health emergency’, says a West Coast MSP The post Consultation on booze price hike in bid to save lives appeared first on The Oban Times.
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